Car passenger shoots at pedestrian in town centre
A car passenger shot at a pedestrian in a town centre street, police have said.
Thames Valley Police said the shooting happened at 18:10 BST on Tuesday in Broad Street, Chesham, in Buckinghamshire
A man in his 30s suffered shoulder injuries when he was shot at by a passenger in a silver Volkswagen Scirocco, the force said.
"I appreciate that news of this incident will come as a shock to residents of Chesham," said Det Insp Paddy Navin.
The Volkswagen Scirocco drove off.
The victim was taken to hospital but has since been discharged.
Det Insp Navin said: "I want to reassure the community that we believe this was an isolated incident and the offender and victim were known to each other."
He said a "potential key witness" was a man in a yellow Audi, who was seen speaking to the victim before the shooting.
The last three letters of the Audi's number plate were ARV.
The force has appealed for phone and dashcam footage. Townsend Road is closed while an investigation takes place.
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